Do I need to dip my corals??

[Areeflover]

Do I need to dip my corals from my other tank to my brand new tank?

 

[OriginalUserName]

I'm curious to hear thoughts on this as well. On one hand it seems like extra stress, but on the other hand why risk contamination with something you may not even realize you have?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Do I need to dip my corals from my other tank to my brand new tank?

If you're going from your tank to your tank I would think it is probably not necessary. If you were bringing corals in from an outside source such as someone else's tank or from a company I would advise it but if you're going from your old system to new system I wouldn't Unless you have an issue in your old system

 

[Areeflover]

I'm curious to hear thoughts on this as well. On one hand it seems like extra stress, but on the other hand why risk contamination with something you may not even realize you have?

My exact thoughts

 

[Areeflover]

If you're going from your tank to your tank I would think it is probably not necessary. If you were bringing corals in from an outside source such as someone else's tank or from a company I would advise it but if you're going from your old system to new system I wouldn't Unless you have an issue in your old system

Okay cool thanks!

 

[Crabs McJones]

My exact thoughts

Okay cool thanks!

I guess it depends on how old your old system is if it's fairly new and you haven't had time to catch any potential issues then I would

 

[Areeflover]

I guess it depends on how old your old system is if it's fairly new and you haven't had time to catch any potential issues then I would

its about 4 years old

 

[Crabs McJones]

its about 4 years old

I'd think you're in the clear then ;)

 

[SneakyTortuga]

I would look at @Battlecorals most recent rant. It’s a good read and answer to your question